May 12, 2022 | Commuter Rail, COVID, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 11, 2022) MTA New York City Transit subway system on May 5 reached a new single-day ridership record of 3.497 million riders since the pandemic began in March 2020, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. Full story: Progressive...
May 4, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, May 3, 2022) NEW YORK — The Northern Lights passenger rail system has been extinguished permanently in the state of Minnesota. Sen. David Osmek authored an amendment that killed a bill to fund the project. He said the Northern...
April 21, 2022 | Commuter Rail, COVID, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, April 21, 2022) NEW YORK — A Florida judge on April 18 struck down a federal mandate requiring mask use on public transportation and at transportation hubs. While railroads were deciding whether to keep the mandate in place until May 3 or make...
April 20, 2022 | Commuter Rail, COVID, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 20, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — More transit agencies determined or clarified their stance on Tuesday in the wake of a Monday court ruling striking down a federal requirement for mask use on public transportation, with most — including...
April 19, 2022 | Commuter Rail, COVID, Headlines
Florida judge voids mask mandate for U.S. mass transit (Source: Associated Press and various news outlets, April 19, 2022) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida struck down a national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit Monday, and airlines and...
April 19, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Bloomberg, April 18, 2022) LOS ANGELES — A company called Brightline Holdings says it will not only transport southern Californians to Las Vegas on fast, climate-friendly trains with food, drinks and free internet, but will check in their bags for them at...
April 14, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Railway Age, April 13, 2022) NEW YORK — Frank R. James, the suspect initially considered a “person of interest” in connection with the April 12 Brooklyn, N.Y. subway shooting that sent 23 people to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries (10 were...
April 13, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Railway Age, April 13, 2022) NEW YORK — A search is under way for a “person of interest” in connection with the April 12 Brooklyn, N.Y. subway shooting that sent 23 people to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries; 10 were shot and 13 were injured...
April 8, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, UP
(Source: Chicago Tribune, April 7, 2022) CHICAGO — Anticipating the return of more weekday commuters, Metra is significantly boosting service on its Union Pacific Northwest line and tweaking the Union Pacific North schedule. Full story: Yahoo...
March 31, 2022 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 29, 2022) The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) would receive $142 billion under President Joe Biden’s fiscal-year 2023 budget proposal, the department announced yesterday. Full story: Progressive...
